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BIRT Cup 2024; best photos from the Wheat City Golf Course

Wheat King’s Elick drafted by Columbus, Caswell goes to Seattle

Wheat Kings announce intent to bid for 2026 CHL Memorial Cup

Wendy’s Summer Hockey League Honors Previous Players

Revitalizing Our Ice Rink: An Update on Community Sportsplex

Thiesen wins fourth Grey Owl

Lewis, Howarth still on top

Lewis, Howarth lead 62nd annual Grey Owl men’s golf tournament

Collyer, Miner lead Glen Lea to division 2 crown, division 3 & 4 titles awarded

Drayson Collyer picked up 2 goals and 2 assists to lead Glen Lea Golf Course (pictured above) to a 4-3 victory over Smitty's Wings in the WSHL Division 2 finals.  Carter Sawchuk and Nate Hunter also dented the twine for Glean Lea while Cory King registered 2 assists.  Trent Miner made 20 saves in picking up the win. Braeden Boschman (2 g) and Josh Elmes (1g) replied for Smitty's. Logan Wotton, Cole Muir, Braeden Binda and Brad Marshall each picked up a goal in 2112 Hockey Agency's 4-3 win over the Applebee's Swamp Donkeys in div 3 action played at the Sportslex,  Wotton also added 2 assists.  Responding with singles for Applebee's was Shane McKay, Bryce Webber and Carter Ransom. Hunter Goodon managed to pickup 3 assists in a losing cause. Over in the Division 4 finals, Dylan Halliday scored a goal late in the 3rd period as the Source for Sports Pilgrims toppled the Double Decker Goats 4-3. The goal was Halliday's second of the game.   Also scoring for Source for Sports were Jake Thomson and Cooper MacLennan.  Mark Tremaine, Joel Cardinal-Schultz and Brenden Laquette each found the back of the net for Double Decker.

Matt Calvert continues to assist local area charities

Matt Calvert continues to assist local area charities. Earlier today Matt and Courtney Calvert teamed with Tony Vasilarakis from Pizza Express & Submarine for the benefit of families at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brandon.  Collectively they have purchased 8 Wheat Kings Season Tickets to be given away to families for the upcoming season.  Calvert recently signed a 3-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche after several successful seasons in Columbus with the Blue Jackets.  Earlier this summer, the second annual Matt Calvert Charity Shootout Golf Tournament raised over $40,000 for KidSport Westman.

World Trap Shooting Champion from Brandon

Imagine 2000 of the best shooters in the world coming to a small place in Illinois called Sparta and having to even compete at that level? No big deal for Vincent Massey grad Pat Lamont of Brandon whom at the age of 33 has done what nobody in Canada has done and becomes a world champion. The Grand American shooting championship has been held in Sparta since 1900 (picture Minnedosa as a comparison). Lamont competed hitting 986 out of 1000 targets throughout the week-long competition in taking home the gold. “I started when I was 12" said Lamont..."my dad would shoot and let me try it out.” His father Rob Lamont used to be the owner of Jo – Brook Outdoors so this was a natural fit. Lamont said you can own a $500 or $40,000 gun it doesn’t matter. Other than being a household name in Trap Shooting, Pat is also the President of the Brandon Gun Club. “We have guns here for people to try the sport and we are willing to help get more people involved." added Pat. The Brandon Gun club is just south of Brandon and open Tuesday and Thursday nights and Sundays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Grand American Results http://www.shootata.com/AboutUs/GrandAmerican/2018GrandResults.aspx Brandon Gun Club Website http://www.manitobatrapshooting.com/brandon.html

Bukac finds a new home, Lisoway turns pro

Brian Elder, a former goaltender with the Brandon Wheat Kings from 1994-97, has been named the Head Scout for the Virden Oil Capitals.  He has been working as a scout within the organization for the past 4-years. Daniel Bukac has found himself a new home with the OHL’s Niagara IceDogs.  Bukac had spent the the past two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings prior to being dropped just before the CHL’s 2018 import draft. Quintin Lisoway has signed with the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL.  Lisoway had spent the past two seasons skating with the University of Manitoba Bisons hockey program, after having graduated from the junior ranks. The Dauphin Kings have named Mitch Topinka as an Assistant Coach for the upcoming season.  Topinka spent last season with the OCN Blizzard and will join new Kings head coach Doug Hedley behind the bench.

Adult fall flag football kicks off shortly, players wanted

With adult rec sports, lake life, vacation season, kids back in school and another amazing Manitoba summer finished, Prairie Football League is running a Fall League for adults. Come play North America's fastest growing sports in one of the most comfortable seasons SW Manitoba has to offer. Building off their incredible inaugural spring season for No - Contact Flag Football, they have secured field time to run an Adult Fall League from September 9 - October 21. (Sundays) PFL plays and follows the Football Canada 5V5 No Contact Flag Football rules and protocols. Fees are $125.00/ player. Teams are minimum 8 and maximum 12 players.  All games are at John Reilly Rugby Fields. Schedule to be announced. Fees include 6 regular season games plus playoffs, FULL insurance, a jersey that you keep, game officials, mouth guard, playbook, and league fees. Smaller groups of 2, 3, 4 or more will combined to make teams if necessary, but you will definitely play with your group of friends.  PFL is an open gender league where everyone plays everyone. There are no minimum opposite gender player ratio rules.  Being a NO contact sport, and using this format in the Spring league, they found it was quite successful and enjoyable for those that played. Registration is now open at : prairiefootballleague.ca